Mortar Wreck
The Mortar Wreck is the name for a shipwreck located off the Dorset coast of England near the Poole Harbour, dated to the middle of the 13th century. It is the oldest protected shipwreck site in England with a hull still surviving. While the exact cause of its sinking is unknown, it is suspected that the weight of the cargo on the ship may have led to it.[1] The site has been known since 1982, but it was not discovered to be a shipwreck until 2020. Artefacts recovered from the wreck were moved to a gallery in the Poole Museum in 2025.[2][1][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kuta, Sarah. "You Can Now See 750-Year-Old Artifacts Recovered From England's Oldest Shipwreck". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ Paul, Andrew (2025-12-01). "Medieval shipwreck mistaken for underwater 'rubbish'". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ Solly, Meilan. "England's Oldest Surviving Shipwreck Is a 13th-Century Merchant Vessel". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ "Mortar Wreck: Grave slabs recovered from shipwreck in Poole Bay". BBC. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ Cousins, Tom (August 13, 2024). "The Mortar Wreck: a mid-thirteenth-century ship, wrecked off Studland Bay, Dorset, carrying a cargo of Purbeck stone". Antiquity. 98 (400): 991–1005. doi:10.15184/aqy.2024.82. ISSN 0003-598X.
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